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Date:      Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:45:03 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 205886] USB install image requires write access to install media during boot!
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--- Comment #4 from Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> ---
(In reply to Oliver Jones from comment #3)
> Created attachment 165082 [details]
> Messages shown during the boot process, up to the point of failure
>=20

Thank you very much.

> It would appear that the root filesystem is mounted read-write, instead of
> read-only.
>=20
> This output, of course, is shown when attempting to boot with the write
> protect switch enabled.

Can you try the suggestion noted here?
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D187161#c0

(You will need to turn off write-protect mode on the USB drive though.)

Since I do not have any USB sticks with write-protection ability, I am a bit
hesitant to commit the proposed change without knowing if there are any fur=
ther
reprocussions.

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